Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1887-06-30

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Ellen Gray continued to reaffirm her
. statement. She was confident that she
had heard Abner Tenney, in tones that
left no doubt in her mind, address the
murdered man. AS the time for the
trial approached she lost her reluctance,
and truly declared that she knew that
the accused had committed the crime.
Her brother, not having been at home
on the night Of the murder, was not
summoned asa witness. 1t was known
that he, too, had visited the Heymann
homestead as a suitor of Eva's hand,
but of late he had turned his attention
to another lady to whom he was paying
his devoirs.
The excitement consequent upon the
farmers death and Abner Tenney's
arrest did not for one moment abate
during his sojourn in Jail. To his best
friend, John French, he said:
"Spare me, John. You know where
1 was that night. You know what
was doing. If escape this time will
be better man. The murder of my
honor would send my father to the
grave as quickly as the shedding of my
blood by the law. Do not come for
ward and try to save me by scarifying
my honor"
"They will hang you If you do not
tell all was the reply. "Let us swear
to tell the truth. III not let Eva be-
lieve you killed her father"
The last sentence drove Abner Tenney
to the wall in his cell with groan. It
seemed to unnerve him.
"She will never believe it!r he cried
moment afterward. I'm her eyes
will ever remain guiltless of her fathers
murder, even though they hang me for
the crime,"
The young mans visitor left the Jail
and Joined two other men of his age in
the corridor of the Jail, after having
hidden adieu to the warden of the pris-
on, who was an interested listener to
the conversation. FIJI E,"t 4
The trial came at last, and the ac-
cused plead mot guilty" in firm voice.
Ellen Gray repeated her testimony,
so damaging to the defense, and adher-
Cd to it through vigorous cross-ques-l
tioning to which she was subjected.
She had heard the cries after the blows,
Shewas positive of this.
The other evidence offered by the
State was merely .circumstantial. The
defense introduced the Professor, who
explained the nature of the wounds and
swore that the first blow had produced
instant death. This produced a sensa-
ton in Court. 1t staggered Ellen
Gray's testimony, until that hour
believed invulnerable. The blows that
now followed from the defense were
hard and telling ones. & ErTT &
MURDER WILL OUT.
No alibi was attempted. The accused
had forh;ddon s1oh ,lor ."eSu tt,
ground that # would % reveal I1 Tho on aoorat Sne
that he was pnardino 80 closelv. hut the
defense became -aocTess;ye @ "nsvad v
that Hiram Grave ElIen,s hrotbapr Voc
not where h., u,es on tbo n;oht ne AZ
murder. As the vounr noop u,as ~, nnt un
under arrest. the Court forbade tho I iuO nv
trodnction Of snch test;monv whan
John French. who had nm to that t;mn
remained silent, arose and excIaimod.
at do now accusa hin, ~ tho nonrJer
of Edward Hevmann1 Nv affidav,t ;s
in the Courtroom. The Sheriff holds If
at this moment T,ook OF tho noenT
Chilli is written on his faca Ha ia trv.
ing to leave the house Catch himW
The Confusion at that instant was
intense. Ellen Grav' with a lond
shrek. fell to the fioor. where she was
permitted to lie. for ali ewes were turned
upon her brother. Pistol in hand the
young man was clearing a nath to the
door. No one dared to Law hands on1
him, for he threatened to shoot the first
one who touched him. and Tins he
reached the door leading to the street, |
On the threshold he paused and faced
the excited occupants of the Court-
room. i
"You will never nut me in Abner
Tenney's place.n he cried, WIf I did
kill Edward Heymann YOU shall not
prove it and hang me,u
The next moment there was a loud
report and a human BODY, after swav-
ing for an instant, fell heavily to the
floor. Hiram Gray had taken his own
life. The tragic Occurrences. as MIGHT
be supposed. pnt an end to Abner Ten
ney's trial. 1t established his inno-
cence in the ewes of ali. and the oniItv
was beyond punishment ofan earthlv
tribunal.
A TERRIBLE PLOT.
Upon her recovery Ellen Grav nm.
folded one of the darkest nlots On ra.
cord. She confessed that her festimonv
was but tissue of falsehoods that she
knew that her brother had killed the
money. and acc5sad vouno 7Tannev in
ordor ~ ,o.o,,o,k IT,; e. .s.I